Nominations open for green award
Call for nominations for the John Medley Wood Medal Award for people who have made an exeptional contribution to the advancement of flora in KZN.
THE Durban Botanic Gardens Trust is calling for nominations to award a medal to an individual who has made an exceptional contribution to either the Durban Botanic Gardens, horticulture in the eThekwini Municipality or the advancement of flora in KwaZulu-Natal.
The Durban Botanic Gardens Trust first awarded the John Medley Wood Medal in 2012 to Prof Roddy Ward. The medal is named after the “Father of Botany”, Dr John Medley Wood. Medley Wood, who died in 1915, had been curator and then director of the Durban Botanic Gardens and Herbarium for more than 30 years. It was Medley Wood who beautified the old Gardens and made them Durban's brightest jewel.
He was a prolific plant hunter and productive botanist who wrote the first flora of the province. He was recognised by Kew Gardens as having international status, and was awarded an honorary doctorate of science by the University of Cape Town, and has approximately 60 species named after him.
Nominees may be regional, national or international. Nominations must be submitted on a form available from Martin Clement, the Curator of the Durban Botanic Gardens. Nominations are to be in by the end of September.
Contact Martin on 031 322 4013 or Martin.Clement@durban.gov.za and a nomination form will be sent to you.
